| James Bailey |
| THE ARTIST |
| James Bailey |
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email: james.bailey@umontana.edu |
| Wk# 406243-2691 |
| Education |
| 1989 | M.F.A. | University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI |
| 1988 | M.A. | University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI |
| 1987 | B.F.A. |
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN |
| Academic Appointments |
| Present | Full Professor, Department of Art, The University of Montana, Missoula, MT |
| 1999-2004 | Associate Professor, Department of Art, University of Montana, Missoula, MT |
| Responsibilities include teaching in the areas of printmaking, painting and drawing, along with running the Matrix Press Visiting artist program in printmaking, student advising, university and departmental service. | |
| 1999-2002 | Chair, Department of Art, University of Montana, Missoula, MT, |
| Promoted to Associate Professor andTenured. Department Administrator and Head of the printmaking area. | |
| 1995-1998 | Assistant Professor of Art, University of Montana, Missoula, MT |
| Responsibilities included teaching all levels of printmaking, drawing and painting. Additional duties included student advising, university and department committees and service. Founded The Friends of Printmaking/Matrix Press Visiting Artist Program in printmaking. | |
| 1993-1995 | Visiting Assistant Lecturer, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY |
| ( Two Years ) Taught all forms and levels of printmaking, painting, and drawing. Additional duties included conducting workshops as part of the university Outreach Program. | |
| 1991-1992 | Visiting Instructor, University of Montana, Missoula, MT .(One Year), |
| Taught three courses per quarter including painting, drawing and 2D design along with assisting with a T.A. Practicum course. Worked with independent students on the graduate and undergraduate level. | |
| 1989-1991 | Sabbatical Instructor, University of South Dakota, Vermillion, SD. |
| (3 Semesters) Taught three to five courses per semester in Drawing, Graduate Painting, Design, and Elementary & Secondary Art Education. | |
| 1988-1989 | Independent Teachers Aide, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI. |
| Co -taught Papermaking course. Responsibilities included developing curriculum, grading, and maintaining the papermaking studio. | |
| 1990/91/93/95 | Faculty, Minnesota Center for the Book Arts, Minneapolis, MN. |
| Part time faculty member at The Minnesota Center for the Book Arts. Conducted workshops on Artist Books. |
| Professional Affiliations |
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College Art Association |
| Workshops Presented |
| 2002 | Artist Books, Split Rock Arts
Program, University of Minnesota, Duluth, MN Visual and Linguistic Intelligences: The Book as Art and Poetry, Creative Pulse Graduate Drama Program, Co-Taught five day Graduate Masters workshop, University of Montana, Missoula, MT Artist Books, Missoula Calligraphers Guild, Missoula, MT |
| 2001 | Steamroller Prints, Created large scale woodcuts in collaboration with the Missoula Festival of the Dead, Nov. 2nd. University of Montana, Missoula, MT |
| 2000 | Visual and Linguistic Intelligences:
The Book as Art and Poetry, Creative Pulse Graduate Drama Program,
Co-Taught five day Graduate Masters workshop, University of Montana, Missoula,
MT Art of the Book, Co-taught Five Day workshop in collaboration with Hugo House, Museum of Fine Arts and Missoula Youth Homes, Missoula, MT |
| 1999 | Artist Books I, Montana Education
Association, Sentinel High School, Missoula, MT. October, 99 Missoula, MT Artist Books II, Montana Education Association, Sentinel High School, Missoula, MT. October, 99 Missoula, MT Myth: Poetry & Artist Books, Co-taught five day collaborative workshop with Poet Carmine Chickadel, Missoula Youth Homes and the UM Museum of Fine Arts, (July, 1999), Missoula, MT |
| 1996 | Art Scholastics, Printmaking workshop,
Florence, MT Alternative Painting Techniques, University of Montana, Missoula, MT |
| 1995 | Alternative Bookmaking at Minnesota
Center for Book Arts, Minneapolis, MN Monotypes 1 day workshop at Casper College, Casper, WY Artist Books workshop at Southern Nevada Community College, Las Vegas, Nevada. Intaglio Printmaking, University of Montana, Missoula, MT |
| Visiting Artists / Print workshops organized |
| 2003 | Mary Farrell, produced two editions of large color reduction woodcuts. |
| Kevin Haas, developed series of digitally based etchings/lithographs. | |
| 2002 | Peter Von Tiesenhausen, produced 8 editions. |
| 2001 | Tony Fitzpatrick, produced 5 color intaglio print. |
| Antonia Contro, produced four editions of prints. | |
| 1999 | Miriam Schapiro, produced eight editions of softground etchings. (2 suites: 4 images per suite/Ed 12). |
| Richard Mock, produced two editions of Hemmingway prints. (25 impressions each) | |
| 1998 | Richard Mock, produced four editions (4 editions/185 prints). |
| 1997 | Lawrence Anderson, produced edition of 40, 8 color combination relief/lithograph. |
| 1996 | Jerald Krepps, produced edition of 25 (11 color lithograph.). |
| 1995 | Richard Heinrich, produced 3 editions,( black and white intaglio) . |
| 1989 | Tandem Press, Madison, WI. Worked at Tandem Press as a printer's assistant in conjunction with work being done by visiting artists such as William Wegman and Italo Scanga |
| Print Portfolios participated in. |
| 2002 | Taboo, Tulane University, LA |
| Border Lines, University of Anchorage, AK | |
| Crow Manifesto, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN | |
| 2001 | Frogman, University of South Dakota, Vermillion, SD |
| 2000 | The Aesthetics of Water, South Dakota School of Mines/Technology, Rapid City, SD |
| Fire Portfolio, University of Montana, Missoula, MT | |
| Water Portfolio University of Montana, Missoula, MT | |
| 1997 | Casual Habits, University of West Virginia, Morgantown, WV |
| 1996 | Navigations, University of South Dakota, Vermillion, SD |
| Collections |
| Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, MN New York Public Library, New York, NY Jundt Art Museum, Spokane, WA Sioux City Art Center, Sioux City, IA Art Museum of Missoula, Missoula, MT West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV Nomad Museum, Lisbon, Portugal Eastern Oregon State College, La Grande, OR University of South Dakota, Vermillion, SD (2) University of Montana, Missoula, MT Montana State University-Billings, Billings, MT South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, Rapid City, SD University of Alaska, Anchorage, AK Southern Graphics Print Council Archives Northwest Print Council Gallery Tony Fitzpatrick Numerous private collections |
| Solo and Two Person Exhibitions |
| 2002 | Head Trips; James Bailey-New Prints,
Paintings and Sculptures, Art Museum of Missoula, June 26-Aug 20, 2002, Missoula, MT |
| 1998 | Fragments and Findings, Fallon NV |
| 1996 |
James Bailey, New Works, Jahn Arts International Gallery, Minneapolis, MN |
| James Bailey, Work in Progress, Gallery 110, University of South Dakota, Vermillion, SD | |
1995 |
James Bailey, Paintings/Prints/Sculpture,
Casper College, Casper, WY |
| New Works, Community College of
Southern Nevada, Las Vegas, NV |
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| 1994 | The Eclipse of Reason, Nightingale Gallery, Eastern Oregon State College, La Grande, OR ( Two Person Exhibition). |
| 1991 | Painted Text/Painted Context, Conkling Gallery, Mankato, MN |
| 1990 | James Bailey - New Paintings, Peter M. David Gallery, Minneapolis, MN |
| 1989 | Twelve Paintings, Seventh Floor Gallery, Madison, WI |
| 1988 |
Primitive Refinement, Seventh Floor Gallery, Madison, WI |
| Selected Juried & Invitational Exhibitions |
| 2003 | Northwest Print Council- 50 Works,
University of Wollongong, Australia Sixteenth Annual McNeese National Works on Paper Exhibition, Abercrombie Gallery, McNeese State University, Lake Charles, LA -Catalog, (Frances Colpitt, Juror) Prints & Editions & Books, FARM Art Space, Missoula, MT 31st Annual Juried Art Auction, Art Museum of Missoula, Missoula, MT UM Faculty Exhibition, Dana Gallery, Missoula, MT |
| 2002 | Process and Print: A Survey of Contemporary
American Printmakers, Yo Gallery, Manchester, NH (Sept-Oc Hand-Pulled Prints X, Parchman Stremmel Galleries, San Antonio, TX Taboo, The Fine Arts Academy, Poznan, Poland 22nd Annual National Print Exhibition, Artlink Contemporary Art Gallery, Fort Wayne, IN Taboo, Carrol Gallery, Tulane University, LA Border Lines, University of Anchorage, Anchorage, AK Northwest Print Council New Members Exhibition,John and Betty Gray Gallery, July 2-31st, Portland, OR Taboo, SGC Conference, New Orleans, LA UM Faculty Exhibition, Gallery of Visual Arts, The University of Montana, Missoula, MT |
| 2001 | Aniversary Show, Turman Gallery,
Helena, MT Art Museum of Missoula, Juried Art Auction, (January)Missoula, MT |
| 2000 | The Great Montana Dog and Pony and the
Best of the West Art Auction, UM Museum of Fine Arts, (Nov.) Missoula,
MT Artists Books: Visual Literary Expressions, Northcutt Steele Gallery, University of Montana-Billings, Jan/Feb., Billings, MT (Invitational) Western Montana Artists, Lower Columbia College, Longview, WA (Invitational), Mar/April The Aesthetics of Water, 4th International Conference on Environmental Aesthetics, June, Rantasalmi, Finland The Aesthetics of Water, Apex Gallery, Rapid City, SD Art Museum of Missoula Juried Art Auction, Missoula, MT Jan. Prints, Gallery M, Missoula, MT February/March. CTA Architects, Missoula, MT UM Faculty Exhibition, Gallery of Visual Arts, University of Montana, Missoula, MT. UM Faculty Exhibition, Copeland Gallery , Montana State University, Bozeman, MT. |
| 1999 | Shape Shifting: Transformations in the
Art of the Book, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY Sioux City Art Center, Permanent Collection exhibition, Sioux City, IA. November Faculty Exhibition, Gallery of Visual Arts, University of Montana, Missoula, MT |
| 1998 | Diversity, Bloomington Art Center,
Bloomington, MN (Nov.) Shape Shifting: Transformations in the Art of the Book, Van Pelt-Dietrich Library Center, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 400 Years of Master Printmaking, Paxson Gallery, University of Montana, Missoula, MT Artist Books, Chicago Center for the Book Arts, Columbia College, Chicago, IL(Jan) Transformations in the Art of the Book, Luther College, Decorah, IA(Sept) Permanent Collection Exhibition, Sioux City Art Center, Sioux City, IA Shape Shifting, Southwest Missouri State University, Springfield, MO (Sept) Ethnic Art, Guidant Corporation, Minneapolis, MN (Sept) Casual Habits, University of West Virginia, Morgantown, WV Printmaking, Cutting Crew, Missoula, MT Faculty Exhibition, Paxson Gallery, University of Montana, Missoula, MT |
| 1997 | Shape Shifting: Transformations in the
Art of the Book, National Juried Traveling Exhibition, Ohio University,
January-March (Catalogue)University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI August-October Cross Currents: Exchange Exhibition, Katherine Nash Gallery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN-March James Bailey, Jahn Arts International Gallery, Minneapolis, MN Navigations, University of Nebraska, Omaha, Nebraska (Feb.) (Traveling) Prints, Cutting Crew, Missoula, MT |